Tournament Rules & Regulations (TEP Tournament)

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Tournament Rules and Regulations

Player Eligibility & Movement:

 Players are prohibited from competing on multiple teams during the tournament.
 Any player found participating on more than one team will be considered an Illegal
Player
.
Illegal Players will be immediately ejected from the tournament.
 Teams that ice an Illegal Player will be penalized with an automatic 5-0 forfeited loss.

League-Specific Rules:
CHL Players:
o Players with prior CHL experience are eligible to compete in the Elite Division.
o Players with CHL experience are prohibited from playing in the Prospects
Division.

NCAA Players:
o Players with prior NCAA experience are eligible to compete in the Elite
Division
.
o Players with NCAA experience are prohibited from playing in the Prospects
Division
.

Roster Regulations:

 Players must participate in at least one round robin game to be eligible for the playoffs.
 Any player participating in the playoffs without having completed the required round
robin game will be deemed an Illegal Player.
 Teams that ice an Illegal Player in the playoffs will incur an automatic 5-0 forfeited loss.
 Each team is permitted a maximum of 25 players on the roster.
 A maximum of 20 players (including goalkeepers) may be dressed for each game.

Equipment Policy:

 Players are required to wear either a full cage or a full visor; half visors are not permitted.
 Neck guards are mandatory for all participants.

Jersey Conflict Resolution:

 In the event of a jersey conflict, the home team must change jerseys.
 In playoff rounds or the championship game, if a jersey conflict arises, the team with the
lower seed after round robin play must change jerseys.

Disciplinary Rules:

Fighting Major:
o Any player assessed a fighting major penalty will be ejected from the tournament.

Head Shot Penalty:
o A minor head shot penalty will result in a 2 or 4-minute minor penalty.
o A major head shot penalty will result in a 5-minute major penalty, along with an
automatic 2-game suspension.

Mercy Rule:

 A running clock will be implemented if there is a 5-goal difference within the last 12
minutes of play.
 If the goal difference is reduced to 3 goals, the clock will return to stopping time.

Tournament Format

Round Robin Game Structure:

 3-minute warm-up
 1st Period: 12 minutes
 2nd Period: 15 minutes
 3rd Period: 15 minutes

Tiebreaker Format:

1. Total Points
2. Wins
3. Head-to-Head
4. Goal Differential (Goals For Minus Goals Against)
5. Fewest Goals Against
6. Most Goals For
7. Coin Flip

Playoff Seeding & Structure

Elite Division:

 The top 2 teams from each division will advance to Sunday’s games.
 An additional 4 wildcard teams will be selected to join the top 2 teams in Sunday’s
competition.
 Teams will be seeded 1 through 16.
 The top 16 teams will compete in a Round of 16.
 Winners will advance to the Quarterfinals, Semifinals, and Final.
 Seeding format follows the tiebreaker rules.

Prospects Division:

 The top 3 teams from each division will advance to Sunday’s games.
 Teams will be seeded 1 through 12.
 The top 4 teams in each division will receive a bye into the Quarterfinals.
 Teams seeded 5 through 12 will compete in a Round of 12.
 Winners will advance to the Quarterfinals, Semifinals, and Final.
 Seeding format follows the tiebreaker rules.

Playoff Structure:
 After the Round of 12 (Prospects) and Round of 16 (Elite), teams will be reseeded for the
Quarterfinals.
 All subsequent rounds, including the Quarterfinals, Semifinals, and Final, will feature
reseeding after each round in both divisions.

Game Structure – Round of 16, Round of 12, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, and Final:

 2 x 15-minute stop time periods (3-minute warm-up).
 Flooding will occur before the start of the game.
Overtime Format: 5-minute stop-time, 3-on-3. If the game remains tied after overtime, a
shootout will take place (3 shooters per team). If still tied, a sudden-death shootout will
follow. Each team may select 3 players for the first round of the shootout. In sudden
death, teams may reuse players as necessary until a winner is determined.

Championship Game:

 2 x 15-minute stop time periods (3-minute warm-up).
 Flooding will occur before the start of the game.
Overtime Format:
o 5 minutes running time, 3-on-3, followed by 5 minutes running time, 2-on-2.
o If the game remains tied, the next phase will involve unlimited running time, 1-
on-1, until a winner is determined.
o Players are allowed to change on the fly during these overtime periods.